Authentic

Another word for authentic is genuine which means truly what something is said to be. Others say authentic is “just being real”. No substitutes, not alternatives, no fictional characters. In our last group meeting, we discussed the importance of authentic fellowship within our marriage and how if it exists between the husband and wife it will permeate into all other relationships in our lives. But do we have truly have authentic fellowship at home with our spouse? Do we truly share who we are and what we are thinking with our spouse or is that something that once existed early on but time has eroded away? Have circumstances that you have experienced tarnished the feeling of sharing and made vulnerability the enemy?

From the beginning, God has desired from us that we walk with him in true fellowship. In the beginning of His story with Adam and Eve, it is…